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HF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? within ± 150 Hz Better than ±10 ppm
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-2 MHz
SSB/CW: 4 µV
AM: 15 µV

2-30 MHz
SSB/CW: 0.4 µV
AM: 1.5 µV
Better than 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
5.0 kHz (-60 dB)
-6 / -60dB:
12 kHz / 28 kHz (Wide)
9 kHz / 22 kHz (Narrow)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.055 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70dB
Audio output ? ? 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 2-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AFSK  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 5/10 W, AM: 2/4 W 80 / 30 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 100 W 0.5 A 0.7A max
TX - 3.3 A max 15A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
87 × 242 × 277 mm
(3.43 × 9.53 × 10.91 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? - Massive Heatsink guarantees 80 Watts of RF Power with No Cooling Fan Needed
(Four selectable power output levels are provided: 80/30/10/5 Watts)
- Loud 3 Watts of Audio Output for noisy environments
- Large 6 Digit Backlit LCD ensure excellent visibility
- Excellent Receiver Performance
- Alpha-Numeric Channel Display
- 200 Memory Channels for serious users
- CTCSS and DCS Encode/Decode Built in
- Versatile Scanning Capability
- WX Channels with "Severe Weather" Alert
- Smart Search Operation
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000880/2 YAESU-FT-000070 YAESU-FT-002980E